South Carolina S 639: Artie McKnight, Board of Pharmacy

Bill Text

South Carolina General Assembly

126th Session, 2025-2026



S. 639



STATUS INFORMATION



Senate Resolution

Sponsors: Senator Cromer

Document Path: SR-0356KM-VC25.docx



Introduced in the Senate on May 6, 2025

Currently residing in the Senate



Summary: Artie McKnight, Board of Pharmacy





HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS



	Date	Body	Action Description with journal page number	

	5/6/2025	Senate	Introduced and adopted
 

	5/6/2025		Scrivener's error corrected
 



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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL



05/06/2025

05/06/2025-A









ADOPTED

May 6, 2025



S. 639



Introduced by Senator Cromer 



S. Printed 5/6/25--S.	[SEC 5/6/2025 7:24 PM]

Read the first time May 6, 2025



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A senate RESOLUTION



TO recognize ARCHIE McKnight, II FOR his SERVICE TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA BOARD OF PHARMACY, TO COMMEND HIM FOR HIS many YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE, AND TO WISH HIM MUCH HAPPINESS AND FULFILLMENT IN THE YEARS AHEAD.



Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are pleased to recognize Archie McKnight, II for his service as a member of the South Carolina Board of Pharmacy; and



Whereas, a resident of Florence, Artie received his Bachelor of Science in pharmacy from the Medical University of South Carolina in 1994. Prior to joining McLeod Health, he gained management and pharmacy operations experience in a long‑term acute care hospital, contract pharmacy, and the corporate setting; and



Whereas, Archie has been active in state and national pharmacy organizations throughout his career. He has served as Region IV Director of the South Carolina Society of Health‑System Pharmacists for two terms; and



Whereas, Archie has served as the director of pharmacy for McLeod Regional Medical Center since April 2016, where he has been responsible for inpatient pharmacy services for a five hundred bed level two trauma center, two infusion centers, and an RSV clinic; and



Whereas, Archie serves on multiple committees at McLeod Regional Medical Center, including the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, the Cancer and Infusion Medication Committee, the 340B Team, and the Pharmacy Standardization Affinity Group. Prior to accepting his current position, he was Pharmacy Business Manager for McLeod Health; and



Whereas, Archie has also worked in the IV room, chemotherapy mixing, order entry, OR pharmacy, and decentralized clinical pharmacy; and



Whereas, Archie has served on the Board of Pharmacy since June 2019 and will retire in June 2025; and

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate appreciate the passion and dedication that Archie McKnight, II has shown in serving the people and the State of South Carolina.  Now, therefore,



Be it resolved by the Senate:



That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, recognize Archie McKnight, II for his service to the South Carolina Board of Pharmacy, commend him for his many years of dedicated service, and wish him much happiness and fulfillment in the years ahead.



Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Archie McKnight, II.

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